Regulatory and legal basement of decentralization in local self-government according to the legislation of Ukraine and Poland by Shatilo V.

“…The development of decentralization in local self-government both in Ukraine and Poland consists of two periods: posttotalitarian (postsoviet) and preparation to admittance for EU membership. Originality. …”
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Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity and Cytotoxicity of an Epoxy Resin-Based Endodontic Sealer Containing Nanoparticles Amorphous Calcium Phosphate by Bilal H. Ibrahim, Hussain Al-Huwaizi

“…For this, cultured plates (n = 8) were prepared, with each plate containing three wells: one with AH Plus, one with AH Plus + NACP, and one with NACP alone. …”
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The effect of pomegranate peel extract and apple cider vinegar as an irrigants in disinfecting the necrotic primary root canal by Anas Mando, Mohannad Laflouf, Hassan Achour, Samar Ali Alsalameh, Yasser Alsayed Tolibah

“…Root canal walls were prepared and irrigated with 22 mL within 5 min according to the following groups (randomly with 1:1:1 allocation ratio): Group A: (n = 15) with 5% PPE, Group B: (n = 15) with 5% ACV, and Group C: (n = 15) with 5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl). …”
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QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT COURSEWORKS: COMPETENCY-BASED APPROACH by T. M. Shamsutdinova

“…The following conclusions are drawn: 1) the system current control of professional competencies mastering is necessary for timely correcting of individual educational trajectories; 2) the assessment of professional competencies of students means diagnostics of preparation results including a large number of various criteria; 3) the unified approach to level formation measurement of professional competencies is impossible due to complexity and heterogeneity of their structure; 4) there is a need for the variability as well possibility of increase or reduction (association) of criteria for assessment of professional competencies in order to identify the most significant indicators of effectiveness and quality of a particular academic paper.Practical significance. …”
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ICT Enabled Learning and Teaching Innovations in Higher Education by G. Kabatangare, Tumuhairwe

“…These challenges include the unavailability of adequate ICT resources in higher education institutions, low student to ICT ratios, ICT illiteracy, ineffective curriculum development to suit electronic learning and teaching models, lack of appropriate ICT skills by the higher education stakeholders, limited or no access to power, costly internet access and challenges in the preparation, planning and maintenance of quality in the standardization of locally developed intellectual content. …”
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Role of National Teachers’ Organizations on The Performance of Teachers: A Case Study Of Rubanda District. by Owomugisha, Elias

“…More educational facilities should be provided by the government such as ICT facilities to the secondary schools for the preparation of teachers so that they can be well equipped in the use of computers. …”
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Microfinance and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Rukiga District: A Case Study of Muhanga Town Council Rukiga District. by Aturinda, Betas

“…Data collection spanned one week, after which responses were collected, classified, coded, and prepared for analysis using tables. Data analysis involved sorting, inspecting, cleaning, and coding of both quantitative and qualitative data. …”
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Role of National Teachers’ Organisations on the Performance of Teachers: A Case Study of Rubanda District. by Akandinda, Sedrick

“…More educational facilities should be provided by the government such as ICT facilities to the secondary schools for the preparation of teachers so that they can be well equipped in the use of computers. …”
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E-Procurement and Procurement Performance of Central Government Procuring and Disposing Entities in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Kekitinisa, Privas

“…The study revealed the level of implementation of e-procurement in Kabale Regional Referral Hospital and these included, a lack of thorough cost-benefit analysis and effective communication of e-procurement benefits, mixed perceptions about management support, indicating the need for stronger and more consistent leadership, some suppliers may not be fully prepared for e-procurement, highlighting the need for additional support and training, although the ICT infrastructure is deemed adequate by the majority, there is still room for improvement to ensure seamless e-procurement operations. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Cassava Peel Flour as an Admixture on the Properties of Concrete. by Opiyo, Junior Ronney

“…Concrete mix designs were prepared following the American Concrete Institute (ACI) method. …”
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Emerging Anthelmintic Resistance in Poultry: Can Ethnopharmacological Approaches Offer a Solution? by Zirintunda, Gerald, Biryomumaisho, Savino, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber, Kateregga, John, Vudriko, Patrick, Nalule, Sarah, Olila, Deogracious, Mariam Kajoba, Mariam, Matama, Kevin, Kwizera, Mercy Rukundo, Ghoneim, Mohammed M., Abdelhamid, Mahmoud, Alshehri, Sultan, Abdelgawad, Mohamed A., Acai-Okwee, James, Zaghlool, Sameh S.

“…The study places emphasis on the increasing anthelmintic resistance, mechanism of resistance, and preparational protocols for plant anthelmintics and their associated mechanism of action. …”
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Construction of a Vero cell line expression human KREMEN1 for the development of CVA6 vaccines by Dongqing Zhang, Yuxiang Zou, Jiaying Wu, Longfa Xu, Zhifeng Ke, Yuanyuan Wu, Zhenhong Zhou, Mujin Fang, Ling Chen, Henggang Xu, Jianping Chu, Ningshao Xia, Rui Zhu, Tong Cheng

“…The Vero cell line has been widely used in vaccine production, particularly in the preparation of viral vaccines, including poliovirus vaccines and EV71 vaccines. …”
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A Rapid Screening Method for Sibutramine Hydrochloride in Natural Herbal Medicines and Dietary Supplements by Qi Liang, Yue Zhuang, Jun Ma, Jinyan Wang, Rui Feng, Ruisi He, Zhuoya Luo, Honghao Wang, Ruoting Zhan

“…While a variety of chromatography- and electrophoresis-based systems have been reported to measure this analyte, they generally suffer from high costs, complicated sample preparation, and a costly analytical infrastructure. …”
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Constructing a new index for measuring industrial estate readiness using the analytic network process (ANP) approach by Siti Afiani Musyarofah, Alva Edy Tontowi, Nur Aini Masruroh, Budhi Sholeh Wibowo

“…A high occupancy rate indicates an IE’s success, which depends on thorough IE planning and preparation. However, the literature has not fully explored a comprehensive measurement of IE readiness in IE development planning. …”
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Fabrication, In Vitro, and In Vivo Assessment of Eucalyptol-Loaded Nanoemulgel as a Novel Paradigm for Wound Healing by Anis Rehman, Muhammad Iqbal, Barkat A. Khan, Muhammad Khalid Khan, Bader Huwaimel, Sameer Alshehri, Ali H. Alamri, Rami M. Alzhrani, Deena M. Bukhary, Awaji Y. Safhi, Khaled M. Hosny

“…The aim of the present study was to formulate and evaluate in vitro in vivo nanoemulgels loaded with eucalyptol for wound healing. Nanoemulsions were prepared using the solvent emulsification diffusion method by mixing an aqueous phase and an oil phase, and a nanoemulgel was then fabricated by mixing nanoemulsions with a gelling agent (Carbopol 940) in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Hepatic Stellate Cell-Derived Microvesicles Prevent Hepatocytes from Injury Induced by APAP/H2O2 by Renwei Huang, Qunwen Pan, Xiaotang Ma, Yan Wang, Yaolong Liang, Bingyan Dai, Xiaorong Liao, Mingyi Li, Huilai Miao

“…Rat and human hepatocytes, BRL-3A and HL-7702, were used to build hepatocytes injury models by n-acetyl-p-aminophenol n-(APAP) or H2O2 treatment. MVs were prepared from human and rat HSCs, LX-2, and HST-T6 and, respectively, added to injured BRL-3A and HL-7702 hepatocytes. …”
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Fates of nutrient elements and heavy metals during thermal conversion of cattle slurry-derived anaerobic digestates by Daniel J. Lane, Olli Sippula, Jorma Jokiniemi, Mikko Heimonen, Niko M. Kinnunen, Perttu Virkajärvi, Narasinha Shurpali

“…The char and ash residues were prepared in a fixed-bed, batch reactor at temperatures within the range 800–1000 °C. …”
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Community Involvement and Perceptions of the Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Strategy for Improving Health Outcomes in Ghana: Quantitative Comparative Evidence... by Margaret Kweku, Hubert Amu, Martin Adjuik, Emmanuel Manu, Fortress Yayra Aku, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, Joyce Komesuor, Geoffrey Adebayo Asalu, Norbert Ndaah Amuna, Laud Ampomah Boateng, Justine Sefakor Alornyo, Roland Glover, Ayaga A. Bawah, Timothy Letsa, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, S. Patrick Kachur, James F. Phillips, John Owusu Gyapong

“…Community members who were involved in identifying resources (AOR = 1.86 (95% CI = 1.17, 2.97), p=0.009), organising durbars (AOR = 2.09 (95% CI = 1.12, 3.88), p=0.020), and preparing sites for outreach services (AOR = 3.76 (95% CI = 2.23, 6.34), p<0.001) were significantly more likely to have positive perceptions of the relevance of CHPS to improving the health status of communities compared to those who were uninvolved. …”
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Flow Cytometry of the Side Population: Tips & Tricks by Irene Sales-Pardo, Ariadna Avendaño, Vanessa Martinez-Muñoz, Marta García-Escarp, Raquel Celis, Phil Whittle, Jordi Barquinero, Joan Carles Domingo, Pedro Marin, Jordi Petriz

“…Blood suspensions were prepared by erythrocyte lysis with ammonium chloride and hematopoietic cells were labeled with Ho342. …”
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S, Se-Codoped Dual Carbon Coating and Se Substitution in Co-Alkoxide-Derived CoS₂ Through SeS₂ Triggered Selenization for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batterie... by Kaiqin Li, Yuqi Kang, Chengjiang Deng, Yanfeng Wang, Haocun Ba, Qi An, Xiaoyan Han, Shaozhuan Huang

“…The Se-CoS₂/C@rGO was prepared via a synchronous sulfurization/selenization strategy using Co-alkoxide as the precursor and SeS₂ as the source of selenium and sulfur, during which the EG anions are converted in situ to a S, Se codoped carbon scaffold. …”
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